Illustrating Shipping Wonders of the World

A great strength of Shipping Wonders of the World was the illustrations used throughout. The publishers reckoned “over 2,000 illustrations, including 28 in full colour and 108 plates in photogravure” were used in compiling this fascinating and informative part-work.

Every other issue of Shipping Wonders of the World contained a photogravure supplement printed on heavier paper. They were usually bound in the centre of the issue and there are a total of 108 plates.

They also feature within the details of the relevant issue of Shipping Wonders of the World on this website.

Colour Plates

Every other issue of Shipping Wonders of the World contained a full-colour plate. However both parts 1 and 2 contained colour plates, the one in part 2 being a double-page centre-spread. They were usually attached to one of the pages of the issue and there are a total of 28 colour plates.